GB2385875A - Wellhead assembly for accessing an annulus in a well and a method for its use - Google Patents

Wellhead assembly for accessing an annulus in a well and a method for its use

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GB2385875A
GB2385875A GB0308444A GB0308444A GB2385875A GB 2385875 A GB2385875 A GB 2385875A GB 0308444 A GB0308444 A GB 0308444A GB 0308444 A GB0308444 A GB 0308444A GB 2385875 A GB2385875 A GB 2385875A
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wellhead assembly
annulus
well
central bore
port
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Timothy J Allen
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Cameron International Corp
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Cooper Cameron Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/035—Well heads; Setting-up thereof specially adapted for underwater installations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/04—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads
    • E21B33/043—Casing heads; Suspending casings or tubings in well heads specially adapted for underwater well heads
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/02—Surface sealing or packing
    • E21B33/03—Well heads; Setting-up thereof
    • E21B33/068—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells
    • E21B33/076—Well heads; Setting-up thereof having provision for introducing objects or fluids into, or removing objects from, wells specially adapted for underwater installations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/005—Waste disposal systems
    • E21B41/0057—Disposal of a fluid by injection into a subterranean formation

Abstract

A wellhead assembly comprises a central bore through the wellhead assembly having an opening in the central bore in the pressure boundary region of the wellhead assembly. The port preferably extends through the high pressure housing into the bore of the wellhead assembly. A first casing string is secured at a first end within the wellhead assembly below the opening of the port in the central bore of the wellhead assembly. A second casing string is secured at a first end within the wellhead assembly above the opening of the port in the central bore of the wellhead assembly. A fluid flowpath is thereby formed comprising the port in the wellhead assembly and an annulus between the first and second casing strings. In this way, access is provided to an annulus within the well. A method for passing a fluid through an annulus in a well is also provided, the well having a wellhead assembly comprising a central bore therethrough, the annulus being formed between a first casing string and a second casing secured within the wellhead assembly and extending into the well.
GB0308444A 2000-11-29 2001-11-14 Wellhead assembly for accessing an annulus in a well and a method for its use Expired - Fee Related GB2385875B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US09/726,007 US6494267B2 (en) 2000-11-29 2000-11-29 Wellhead assembly for accessing an annulus in a well and a method for its use
PCT/US2001/043769 WO2002044516A1 (en) 2000-11-29 2001-11-14 Wellhead assembly for accessing an annulus in a well and a method for its use

Publications (3)

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GB0308444D0 GB0308444D0 (en) 2003-05-21
GB2385875A true GB2385875A (en) 2003-09-03
GB2385875B GB2385875B (en) 2004-12-22

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US (1) US6494267B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2002216714A1 (en)
BR (1) BR0115692B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2385875B (en)
NO (1) NO336104B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002044516A1 (en)

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WO2002044516A1 (en) 2002-06-06
US20020062965A1 (en) 2002-05-30
NO20032442L (en) 2003-07-28
NO20032442D0 (en) 2003-05-28
NO336104B1 (en) 2015-05-11
BR0115692B1 (en) 2010-11-30
GB2385875B (en) 2004-12-22
AU2002216714A1 (en) 2002-06-11
US6494267B2 (en) 2002-12-17
BR0115692A (en) 2006-02-21
GB0308444D0 (en) 2003-05-21

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